TERMS AND CONDITIONS

**IMPORTANT NOTICE: PLEASE FILL OUT THE 2026 SUBMISSION FORM WHEN PAYING FOR REGISTRATION. THE FORM IS UNDER THE REGISTRATION DESCRIPTION AND 'ADD TO CART' BUTTON.)**                

  *Please take time to read these tournament terms & conditions with your teammates.

Thank you for your interest in our 18th Annual Stop The Violence Basketball Tournament®. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, July 25th and Sunday, 26th, 2026 at The Freeman Center, on CNU's campus. Located at: 1 University Pl, Newport News, Va. 23606. 

This event will be a 2-day-weekend, 16 teams, double elimination basketball tournament. And played in both gyms at The Freeman Center. Our terms are as follows;.

Attention: **Early bird registration is over. All communication to those who signed up during that time has already been sent out to the email & number on file.

·        Each team must have at least 6 players, (Men, 18yrs & up, in order to qualify to play in the tournament.) **Maximum of 11 players per team**.

·        Teams are allowed up to 2 coaches, to coach their games and that does not affect the maximum allowed to the team rule. However, if there are 11 players and a coach, the coach cannot act as an additional player, playing in the basketball game. Doing so could result in a team forfeit

·        Team registration fee per basketball team is $229. We do offer payment options. (Scroll down to see info about that option.) **This option does not include your team jerseys. Teams must provide their own jerseys. (We do offer a 'jerseys included' registration.)

·         A nonrefundable $100 security deposit due at sign up. This will secure your team spot in the tournament until June 15th, when the remainder is due. As of July 15th, this option is not available online because the time period has passed. Any remaining spots will need to pay in full up front. 

·         Your team will have until June 15th, 2026 to pay the remaining balance due of $129. Also, we will send a PayPal link to pay the balance. If the balance is not received than we reserve the right to give up your team spot to another team who wants to register. FYI: Once balance has been paid in full, the total amount is now also nonrefundable as well.

                                      Early Bird Information

Early bird teams who registered; we will email you a PayPal link to pay the deposit or you can pay in full upon your request. (You won't have the option to pay early bird on our website because it was only available to those who signed up during that time.) The $100 deposit is due March 15th, 2026. This deposit needs to be paid in order to lock in on the early bird deal price of $175 and to hold your team spot in our tournament. The remaining $75 will be due by June 8th, 2026 to secure your spot.

                                 Important Information

**ATTENTION: If you do not register by deposit before June 15th, then any date after that, you must register with full amount upfront. Because the deposit period will be over. ** The option to pay w/ a deposit will no longer be on our site on that date. Also, if you want team jerseys included w/ your registration, then the full amount will need to be paid upfront.

                                     

                                   Payment Options Available:

·      Early bird offer. (This deal has already expired)

·      You can pay the full $229, in full at sign up.

·      You can pay the $100 deposit at sign up and pay the remaining $129 by June 15^th, to register your team.

·     You can have jerseys included with your registration; the fee is $400.This option has to be paid in full upfront (no deposit for this option). You will have to register/pay for this option at least 1 month in advance. This option will not be available on the site after June 26th. We can still give you a name & number of the vendor to get your jerseys done after this date however, just contact us via email or phone to inquire.

• Single player fee is $30. This option allows you to play on our own STV team we've created to play in the tournament. This fee does cover your jersey also.

                 FYI: Once this balance is paid, it’s also nonrefundable

·       All teammates on the same team must have the exact same team jersey tops with a number on it. (uniformed t-shirts are allowed as team jerseys). All players have to have on basketball shorts. NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS RULE! Your team will risk a forfeit of the game(s) for jerseys not matching. In addition, only players with basketball shorts and matching jersey top will be allowed to play in the tournament games.

·      Only teammates listed on your roster; that you will turn in at least one day prior to the tournament date, are permitted to play in the tournament games. NO EXCEPTIONS! Your team will risk a forfeit by using players not on your roster. If changes need to be made to your roster, please call us at 757-349-6806 or email: stvbball@gmail.com to make the necessary changes.

·      Only teammates and coaches listed on rosters are permitted free entry on tournament dates. All family members & friends shall pay the entry fee and need to enter into the public doors, not the doors for players only.

·      We ask all players & coaches arrive one hour prior to their scheduled game times, so check-ins can go as smooth as possible.

·      Please understand that we will not tolerate any fighting, arguing, or any other Inappropriate/violent behavior from the teams while on the premises during this event. Doing so will result in being kicked out of the tournament games and future exclusions from future Stop the Violence Basketball Tournament® events.

·      First place winners will receive a team championship trophy.

I have read and understood the above. I further understand that the use of the school facilities must be in accordance with the rules and regulations of Christopher Newport University. This contract will also be terminated, at the discretion of the Stop the Violence Basketball Tournament® Director, should a player/team members display inappropriate behavior. We look forward to hosting your team this year.

Good luck teams,

 If you need a media pass to this event, please click here to request one.

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